Panasonic DMC-FZ35 manual

Basic Operating In structions Digital Camera Model N o. DMC-FZ35 Before conne cting, op erat ing or adjustin g this product , please read the inst ructions completely . Pleas e also re fer to Operat i ng Instructions (PD F form at) reco rd ed on th e CD-RO M containing the Operating Inst ructions (supplie d). Y ou can lear n about advanced operat i[...]

VQT2 G40 (EN G) 2 Dear Customer , Thank y ou for choo sing P anasoni c! Y ou have purch ased one of the most sophisticated and reliable products on the market today . Used properly , we’re sure it wi ll bri ng you and your family years of enjoyment. Please take time to fil l in the information on the below . The serial number is on the t ag locat[...]

3 (ENG) VQ T2G40 FCC Note: This eq uipme nt ha s been tested and fo und to co mply w it h the limi ts for a Cla s s B dig i tal devi ce, pursu ant to Part 15 of th e FCC Rules . The se limit s are des igned to p rovi de reaso nable p rotec t i on agai ns t harmfu l interf er ence in a resid ential installatio n. This equip ment generate s, uses, an[...]

VQT2 G40 (EN G) 4 ∫ About the battery pack • Do not h eat or expose to flame. • Do not leave th e bat tery(ies ) in an auto mobil e exposed to direct sunlig ht for a long perio d of time with doors a nd wind ows closed . ∫ About the battery charger CAUTION Battery pack (Lit hium ion battery pack) • Use the spec if ied unit t o rec harge t[...]

5 (ENG) VQ T2G40 ∫ Ca uti ons f o r Use • Do not use any ot her A V cables except the s uppl ied one. • Do not use any other cabl es except a genuin e Panaso nic HDMI mini cable (RP-CDHM15, RP-CDHM30; op tional). Part number s: RP-CDHM15 (1 .5 m) (5 feet), RP-CDHM30 (3. 0 m) (10 feet) • Do not use any ot her USB connec t ion cabl es except [...]

VQT2 G40 (EN G) 6 ∫ Care of the cam era • Do not strongly shake or bump the camera by dropping or hitting it. D o not subject to strong pressu r e. The camera may mal functio n, record ing p ictu res may be come impo ssib le, or t he lens, the LCD monitor or the ext ernal case may be damaged. • Do not touch the lens or the s ocket s with dirt[...]

7 (ENG) VQ T2G40 ∫ About c ards tha t c an be us ed i n this unit Y ou can use an SD Memory Card and SDHC Memory Card . • When the term ca rd is used in thes e operating instruction s this refers to the following t ypes of Memory Car ds. – SD Memory Card (8 MB to 2 GB) – SDHC Memory Card (4 GB to 32 GB) More specific information about memor[...]

VQT2 G40 (EN G) 8 Contents Infor mation fo r You r Safe ty .... .. .......... ........... .......... ......... .. .... .... .. ......... .. .... .... .. ......... .. .... ... 2 Before Use Standard Access ories .................................................................... ..................................... 9 Names of the Components .......[...]

9 (ENG) VQ T2G40 Befo re U se Before Use St andard Accessories Check that all the accessories are included before using the camera. Product number s correct as of July 2009. These may be s ubject to change. 1B a t t e r y P a c k (Indicated as battery pack or battery in the text) Charge the battery before use. 2 Battery Charge r (Indicated as batte[...]

VQT2 G40 (EN G) 10 Before Use Names of the Compon ent s 1 Lens 2F l a s h 3 Self-timer indicator AF assist lam p 4 Flash open button 5 Diopter adjustment dial 6 Viewfi nder 7 S peak er 8 Motion picture button 9 [AF /A E LOC K ] bu t ton 10 Jo yst ick The joystick is oper ated in two different ways: it can be moved in the up, down, left and right di[...]

11 (ENG) VQ T2G40 Befo re U se 1 1 [REC ]/[P LA YBA CK] sel ector swit ch 12 LCD monitor 13 [EVF/ L CD] b u tto n 14 [DISPLA Y] button 15 Delete button/ Single or Burst Mode button 16 [MENU/SET] button 17 Cursor buttons 18 S t ereo microphone 19 Zoom lever 20 Shutter button 21 [FOCUS] butt on 22 Mode dial 23 Camera O N /OF F switch 24 Power lamp 25[...]

VQT2 G40 (EN G) 12 Before Use 26 Shoulder strap eyelet • Be su re to attac h the sh ou l d er s tr a p w h en using t he camer a to ensure that y ou wi ll not drop it. 27 [HDMI] socket 28 [D C IN ] soc ket • Always use a gen uine Panason ic AC adaptor ( DMW-A C7PP; option a l). • This camera cann ot charge t he battery even when t he AC ada p[...]

13 (ENG) VQ T2G40 Preparatio n Preparatio n Charging the Bat tery ∫ About ba tter ies th at you can use wit h this u nit The batt ery that can be u sed with thi s unit is CG R-S006A. • Use the dedicated charger and battery . The quality , performance and safety of third party batteries other than those that are genuine are not gua ranteed. • [...]

VQT2 G40 (EN G) 14 Preparation ∫ Charging • The indicated charging ti me is for whe n the batter y ha s be en discharge d complet ely . The charging time may vary de pending on how the battery has be en used. The c harging time for th e battery in hot/cold environm ents or a battery that has not bee n used for long time may b e longer than norm[...]

15 (ENG) VQ T2G40 Preparatio n Recordin g condi tion s by C IP A standa rd • CIP A is an abbre viation of [Camera & Imaging Produ cts A ss ociation]. • T emperature : 23 o C (73.4 o F)/Humidity: 50% when LCD moni tor is on. ¢ • Using a Panason ic SD Memory Card (32 MB). • Using the supp lied battery . • S t art in g record ing 3 0 se[...]

VQT2 G40 (EN G) 16 Preparation Inserting and Remov ing the Card (optional)/the Battery • Check t hat this uni t is tur ned o ff. • Clo se the flas h. • We recomme nd us ing a Panason ic card. Slide the ca rd/battery d oor to open it. • Always use genuine Panasonic batteries (CGR-S006A). • If you use othe r batteries, we cannot gua rantee [...]

17 (ENG) VQ T2G40 Preparatio n Setting Date/Time (Clock Set) • The cl o ck is no t set when the c amera is sh ippe d. T urn the camera on. • The [PL EASE SET T HE CLOCK ] message appears . (This mess age does not appe ar in [PLA Y B ACK] M o de .) A [MENU /S E T] butt o n B Cur sor bu tt ons Press [MENU/SET]. Pr ess 2 / 1 to sel ect the items ([...]

VQT2 G40 (EN G) 18 Preparation Setting the Menu This camera offers menu selections th at allo w you to customize its operati on to maximize your picture taking experience. In particular , the [SETUP] menu contains some important settings relating to the camera’s clock and power. Check the settings of this menu before proceeding to use the camera.[...]

19 (ENG) VQ T2G40 Preparatio n Pr es s [M E NU/S ET] to close the m enu . Switching to the [SETUP] menu 1 Press 2 . 2 Press 4 to select the [SETUP ] menu icon [ ]. 3 Press 1 . • Select a menu item ne xt and set it. Pr ess 3 / 4 to select [AF MODE]. • Select the item at the ver y bottom, and press 4 to move to th e second s c reen. Pr ess 1 . ?[...]

VQT2 G40 (EN G) 20 Basic Mode switching Basic Selecting the [REC] M ode T urn the camera on. A [REC]/[PLA YBACK ] selector switch • The power lamp 2 lights when you t urn this unit on 1 . Slide the [REC]/[PLA YBACK] selector sw itch to [ ! ]. Switching t he mode by ro tating the mode d ial. Align a de s ir e d m ode wit h p art B . • Rotate the[...]

21 (ENG) VQ T2G40 Basic ∫ Advanced ∫ Advanced Scen e Mode Aperture-priority AE mode The shutter speed is automatically deter mined by the apertur e value you set. Shutter-priority AE mode The aperture value is automatically determined by the shutter speed you set. Manual ex pos ur e mode The exposure is adjusted by the aperture value and the sh[...]

VQT2 G40 (EN G) 22 Basic [REC] Mode : ñ T aking pictures usin g the automatic function ( ñ : Intelligent Auto Mo de) The camera will set the most a ppropriate settings to m atch the subject and the recording conditions so we recommend this mode for beginners or those wh o want to leave the settings to the c amera and take pictures easily . • Th[...]

23 (ENG) VQ T2G40 Basic When the c amera identifies the optimum s cene, the icon of t he scene concerned is displayed in blue for 2 se conds, after wh ich its color changes to t he usual red. • [ ¦ ] is set if none of the scen es are applicable , and the st andard settings are s et. • When [ ],[ ] or [ ] is selected, t he camera aut omatically[...]

VQT2 G40 (EN G) 24 Basic [REC] Mode: ³ T aking pictures with your favorite settings ( ³ : Program AE M ode) The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and the aperture value according to the brightness of the subject. Y ou can take pictures with greater freedom by changing various settings in [REC] menu. Slide the [REC]/[PLA YBACK] selector [...]

25 (ENG) VQ T2G40 Basic [REC ] m o de: Recording Motion Picture This can record high definit ion motion pictures compati b le with t he A VCHD format or motion pictures recorded in Motion JPEG . Audio will be rec orded in stereo. • Close the flas h. (It is reco mmended th at you close t he f lash when reco rding moti on pic tures. However , leavi[...]

VQT2 G40 (EN G) 26 Basic Not e • The screen will change as fol lowing when the motion picture bu t ton is pressed in steps 3 and 4 . ¢ 1 The screen that is display ed durin g motion pic ture mode s etting is dif f erent depen ding on t he set ti n g of the [REC MODE] . ¢ 2[ ! ] will not be displa y ed in the Cr eat ive Motion Pic t ure Mode. St[...]

27 (ENG) VQ T2G40 Basic [PLA YBACK] M ode: ¸ Playing back P ictures ([NORMA L PLA Y]) Pr ess 2 / 1 to select the p icture. A File number B Pic tu r e nu mb er ∫ Fast forwarding/Fas t rewinding Press and hold 2 / 1 during playback. • The file number A and the pict ure number B on ly c hange one by one . Relea se 2 / 1 when the number of th e de[...]

VQT2 G40 (EN G) 28 Basic [PLA YBACK ] Mode: ¸ Deleting Pictures Once deleted, pictu res cannot be recovered. • Pictures on the buil t-in memory or the ca rd, which is being pl ayed back will be deleted. T o delete a singl e picture Select the p icture to be deleted, a nd then press [ ‚ ]. A [DIS P LA Y] bu tt on B [ ‚ ] bu tton Press 2 t o s[...]

29 (ENG) VQ T2G40 Others Others Reading the Operating In structions (PDF for mat) • Y ou have pract i s ed th e ba s ic oper ations introduc ed in the s e ope rating ins truct ions and wa nt to progre ss to a dvanced opera tions. • Y ou want to check t he T roubleshoot ing. In these kinds of situations refer to Operating Instr uctions (PDF form[...]

VQT2 G40 (EN G) 30 Others Othe rs Specifications Digit al Cam era: Infor mation for yo ur sa fety Power So urce: DC 8.4 V Power Cons um pt ion: 1.3 W (When recor ding with LCD Mon itor) 1.3 W (When recor ding with Viewfinder) 0.6 W (When playing back with LCD Monitor) 0.6 W (When playing back with Viewf inder) Camera eff ective pi xels : 12,100,000[...]

31 (ENG) VQ T2G40 Others Hi-speed bur st Burst speed: Approx. 10 pictures/second (S peed pr iority ) Approx. 6 pictures/second (Image prior ity) (3M (4:3), 2. 5M (3:2) or 2M (16:9) is selected as the pict ure size.) Number of recordable pictur es: 15 to 100 (differs depending on the type of Card and the recording conditions) ISO sensitivity (St and[...]

VQT2 G40 (EN G) 32 Others Picture size St il l picture: When the aspect ratio s etting is [ X ] 4000 k 3000 pixels, 3264 k 2448 pixels, 2560 k 1920 pixels, 2048 k 1536 pixels, 1600 k 1200 pixels, 640 k 480 pixels When the aspect ratio setting is [ Y ] 4000 k 2672 pixels, 3264 k 2176 pixels, 2560 k 1712 pixels, 2048 k 1360 pixels When the aspect rat[...]

33 (ENG) VQ T2G40 Others Interface Digit al: “USB 2.0” (High S peed) Analog v ideo/ audio: NTSC Audio line output (stereo) T erminal [DIGIT AL/A V OUT]: Dedicated jack (14 pin) [DC IN]: T ype 3 jack [HDMI]: MiniHDMI T ypeC Dimensio ns: Approx. 1 17.6 mm (W) k 75.8 mm (H) k 88.9 mm (D ) [4 5/8 q (W) k 3 q (H) k 3 1/ 2 q (D)] (excluding t he proj[...]

VQT2 G40 (EN G) 34 Others Othe rs Digital Camera Accessory System ¢ 1 The battery cannot be c harged wit h th e AC adapto r . Use the supplied char ger . ¢ 2 The lens adaptor (DMW-L A3; optional) is necessary to at t ach a tele conversion le ns or close-up lens. • NOTE: Accesso ries and/or model numbers may va r y between c ount ries. Consult y[...]

35 (ENG) VQ T2G40 Others Digit al C amera Accesso ry Order Form TO OBT AIN ANY OF OUR DIGIT AL CAMERA ACCESSORIES YOU CAN DO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING: VISIT YOUR LOCAL P ANASONIC DEALER OR CALL P ANASONIC’S ACCESSORY ORDER LINE A T 1-800-332-5368 [6 AM-6 PM M-F , P ACIFIC TIME] OR MAIL THIS ORDER TO: P ANASONIC SERVICE AND TECHNOLOGY COMP ANY ACCESSO[...]

VQT2 G40 (EN G) 36 Others Request for Service Notice Mail this completed form and your Proof of Purchase along with your unit to: Panasonic Services Company Customer Servicenter Suite B 4900 George McV ay Drive McAllen, TX 78503 Reason for requesting service: (USA and Puerto Rico Only) Please make a copy of this page and note the problem you are ha[...]

37 (ENG) VQ T2G40 Others Limited W arranty P ANASONIC CONSUMER ELECTRONICS COMP ANY , DIVISION O F P A NASONIC CORPORA TION OF NORTH AMERICA One Panasonic Way , Secauc us, New Jersey 07094 P anasonic Digital Still Camera Limited W arranty Limited W arranty Co verage If your prod uct does not work pr operly because of a defect in materials or workma[...]

VQT2 G40 (EN G) 38 Others Carry-In or Mail-In Service F or Carr y-In or Mai l-In Service in the United States a nd Puerto Rico call 1- 8 00-211-P ANA (7262). This warranty O NL Y COVERS failures due to defects in materials or workmanship, and DOES NOT COVER normal wear and tear or cos metic damage. The war ranty ALSO DOES NOT COVER damages which oc[...]

39 (ENG) VQ T2G40 Others Customer Services Dire ctory As of July 2009 Product Repairs (United States and Puerto Rico) MAIL TO : Panasonic Services Company Customer Servicenter Suite B 4900 George McVay Drive McAllen, TX 78503 Important: When returning your product, please pack it securely with all the original accessories including the program CD. [...]

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